Tejas Shah played a match-winning knock to steer MK XI to an easy 17 runs victory over SuperStrikers XI in KCL Astral Cup Winter Cricket Tournament 2016 at Karnavati Club on Friday.
Tejas scored 41 from 38 balls, but his innings was cut short as he was forced to retire hurt. Kaushal Parikh also chipped in with 23 runs before he was run out by the combination of Bhavin and Jigar. Man of the match Tejas and Kaushal's knocks helped MK XI post a score of 100 for 5 in 15 overs. Tejas Shah was named man of the match for his knock of 41. After electing to bat. Rushi, who took 2 for 17, was the most success-ful bowler for SuperStrikers XI.
SuperStrikers XI's run chase had a horrific start as Bhavin was caught by Raj an off Shashwat Shah's bowling in the first ball of their innings. Hemal, who re-mained unbeaten on 21, played a lone hand for his team even as SuperStrikers XI lost wickets regu-larly at the other end. MK XI restricted SuperStrikers to 83 for 7 in their run chase.
Brief Scores: MK X1100/5 in 15 overs (Tejas Shah 41, Kaushal Parikh 23, Rushi 2-17) DEFEATED SuperStrikers XI 83/7 in 15 overs (Hemal 21, Rushi 14, Shashwat Shah 2-9)